Allied Telesis AT-LMC10ST User Manual
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AT-LMC10SC and AT-LMC10ST Installation Guide
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Fiber Optic Loss Specifications (Benchmarks)
Table 7 Fiber Optic Datalink
Model
Fiber 
Type
1
Minimum 
Power / 
Link 
Budget
Average 
Signal 
Loss
Minimum 
Distance 
Spec.
2
Maximum 
Distance 
Spec.
AT-LMC10SC 
and
AT-LMC10ST
50/125 
MMF
13.00 dB
18.70 dB
0
2 km 
(1.2 mi)
62.5/125 
MMF
16.80 dB
22.50 dB
0
2 km 
(1.2 mi)
1. MMF = Multimode Fiber
2. The recommended minimum range is stated in all cases where the maximum transmitter output power exceeds
the receivers saturation level. This is to prevent blinding or burning out of the optical receiver on the far-end-node.
Fiber Type
1
1. MMF = Multimode Fiber
Fiber Optic 
Diameter 
(microns)
Optical 
Wavelength
Typical 
Loss 
Factor 
(dB/km)
Worst Case 
Loss Factor 
(dB/km)
Bandwidt
h (Mhz-
km)
MMF
50/125
850 nm
3.00
3.50
400
50/125
1310 nm
1.00
1.50
400
62.5/125
850 nm
3.00
3.75
200
62.5/125
1310 nm
1.00
1.50
500
100/140
850 nm
4.00
4.00
100
